{"id":4834,"date":"2016-12-21T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T13:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2016-12-22T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T11:51:11","slug":"2016-your-support-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/2016-your-support-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"2016: your support in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"
2016 was an incredible year for Self Help Africa, our\u00a0supporters and the people we work with.<\/p>\n
During the past 12 months, we invested more funds, undertook more work, and reached more people than at any point in our long history: this year, we reached nearly 1.8 million people in nine different countries in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
Through your generosity, your impact was\u00a0tremendous:\u00a0families were able to put better food on the table, could afford clothing and school fees for their children and improve their homes and small farms.<\/p>\n
To celebrate\u00a0your\u00a0ongoing support,\u00a0we reviewed some of the\u00a0best moments of this year. From a school trip to a dance competition and\u00a0a paramotor flight,<\/a> see how you supported us and changed the life of many farmers in Africa.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BT Young Scientists Exhibition: a water project wins the Science for Development Award<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In January, three students from Kildare, Ireland, received the Science for Development award at the BT Young Scientists Exhibition. The award is organised annually by Self Help Africa with post-primary science teachers across the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grit and endurance required for The Race<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In\u00a0March, ultra-endurance athletes from all over Ireland and the world lined up to take on what has already been recognised internationally as one of the 10 toughest events on the planet. Held in Northwest Donegal, The Race has brought Ireland right to the forefront of \u2018ultra-endurance\u2019 racing as popularity for the sport continues to explode worldwide. Find out more about next year’s edition, The Race 2017.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Shrewsbury\u00a0Ball<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In March, we participated\u00a0in the inaugural \u2018Horny Ball\u2019 in Shropshire. The event benefitted a number of locally-based charities to the tune of more than \u00a334,000, ourselves included.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dancers dazzle at Strictly for Africa event<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A lively\u00a0crowd of almost 500 gathered to cheer on\u00a0participants\u00a0taking part in our\u00a0inaugural Strictly for Africa fundraising event. Modelled on the BBC\u2019s immensely popular Strictly Come Dancing show, the event took place in the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shrewsbury’s\u00a0Secret Supper<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The third\u00a0annual ‘Secret Supper’ fundraiser took place in May in Shrewsbury, England. 228 supporters and six restaurants – The Peach Tree, The Cornhouse, Number Four, The Loopy Shrew, CSONS and House of the Rising Sun – took part\u00a0in this amazing night and raised more than \u00a34,600.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Africa Day: c<\/strong>elebrating a continent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In May, hundreds gathered in Dublin’s Phoenix Park to celebrate the continent on Africa Day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lawnmower power takes flier to Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A Cork man achieved a new record this summer, flying\u00a0from Ireland to Africa on a craft powered by little-more than a lawnmower engine. Ois\u00edn Creagh became\u00a0the first person to deploy a \u2018paramotor\u2019 for a journey that took\u00a0him from Ireland, through Wales, England, France and Spain, before arriving in his final destination in North Africa. Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pounding flour at Electric Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n At this year’s Electric Picnic, festival-goers visited our tent to find out about the role of women farmers in Africa and to have a go at pounding flour the African way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Talking about African farmers at the 2016 National Ploughing Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Hundreds visited our stand in\u00a0the crowded alleys of this year’s National Ploughing Championships to discuss about farmers in Africa and\u00a0try out their pounding skills.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dining Al Desko on World Food Day<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n To celebrate\u00a0World Food Day in October, we invited companies and their employees to participate in a shared lunch experience to raise funds for our programmes in Ethiopia. In its first edition, the fundraising event was a success and will come back next year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dine Around the World<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In celebration of World Food Day, our annual ‘Dine Around the World’ event raised just under \u00a31,500. A fantastic gastronomic adventure, the event took\u00a095 attendees to three venues in Shrewsbury: CSONS, Havana Republic and PorterHouse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Autumnal Charity Ladies Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This inaugural lunch and pre-Christmas shopping event in Shropshire was a huge success amongst our supporters with over 100 ladies attending a morning of shopping followed by an autumnal lunch in a beautiful venue, The Haughmond.<\/p>\n Irish students go on a trip to Malawi, known as the warm heart of Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In November, 9 students and their teachers from Kildare, Cork, Offaly and Wicklow took part in our yearly study trip to Africa. This year, the students went to Malawi, meeting students in local schools and visiting one of our agricultural programmes implemented in the country.<\/p>\n Galway Ball 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In November, supporters gathered in the Meyrick Hotel in Galway for our yearly fundraising ball. Entertainment included a concert by\u00a0the Ignite Gospel Choir.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n New York supporters out in force to end hunger and poverty<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Across the pond, about 500 supporters attended the 7th annual New York Change-Maker\u2019s Ball, in Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, and succeeded in raising half a million dollars on the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2016 was an incredible year for Self Help Africa, our\u00a0supporters and the people we work with. During the past 12 months, we invested more funds, undertook more work, and reached more people than at any point in our long history: this year, we reached nearly 1.8 million people in nine … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[637],"tags":[762,701,765,85,767],"class_list":["post-4834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-762","tag-events","tag-impact","tag-support","tag-thank-you"],"yoast_head":"\n
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